AlphaTech686
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Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last Page 23 new pics of shoulder armor sculpt. 05/06/16
Sorry it's been a while. Life stepped in but I am back. Here are some updates on the shoulder armor.
Here is the sculpt sealed with black enamel.
Sadly this is of some re-sculpting I had to do. I had the sculpt set on edge like it is here and the whole thing popped off the armature and hit the floor. It smashed both lower edges. It was an beginners mistake. I have always placed bolts in my armatures so this kind of thing wouldn't happen. I forgot. They got screwed in after this. It cost me about 7 hours of re-sculpting.
2 thin coats of silicone, 1 heavy coat thickened with cabosil , 2 layers of epoxy/fiberglass.
The mold minus the clay. Strangely the black paint stuck to the silicone so I left it in place after cleaning out the clay and used a mold release.
Next was 2 thin coats of Epoxacoat, Free Form Air to fill in low spots to make fiberglassing easier, 2 coats of epoxy/fiberglass, edges of piece dremeled in the mold, fiberglass back filled with Rigid foam, foam carved, piece removed from mold and finished shaping of foam, foam sealed with coat of Epoxacoat.
I know some of this seems like over kill but I can't help myself. If I had it to do over I would have only done one coat of epoxy/fiberglass. I am please with it so far. They way it will sit I think you will be able to see up under it a little so I wanted it to look good under there. I felt like that second layer of the sculpt under the iron is was some sort of heavy woven mat. Before I paint it I want to finish the leather work under it so it is onto that. Thanks for looking.
Sorry it's been a while. Life stepped in but I am back. Here are some updates on the shoulder armor.
Here is the sculpt sealed with black enamel.
Sadly this is of some re-sculpting I had to do. I had the sculpt set on edge like it is here and the whole thing popped off the armature and hit the floor. It smashed both lower edges. It was an beginners mistake. I have always placed bolts in my armatures so this kind of thing wouldn't happen. I forgot. They got screwed in after this. It cost me about 7 hours of re-sculpting.
2 thin coats of silicone, 1 heavy coat thickened with cabosil , 2 layers of epoxy/fiberglass.
The mold minus the clay. Strangely the black paint stuck to the silicone so I left it in place after cleaning out the clay and used a mold release.
Next was 2 thin coats of Epoxacoat, Free Form Air to fill in low spots to make fiberglassing easier, 2 coats of epoxy/fiberglass, edges of piece dremeled in the mold, fiberglass back filled with Rigid foam, foam carved, piece removed from mold and finished shaping of foam, foam sealed with coat of Epoxacoat.
I know some of this seems like over kill but I can't help myself. If I had it to do over I would have only done one coat of epoxy/fiberglass. I am please with it so far. They way it will sit I think you will be able to see up under it a little so I wanted it to look good under there. I felt like that second layer of the sculpt under the iron is was some sort of heavy woven mat. Before I paint it I want to finish the leather work under it so it is onto that. Thanks for looking.